The law and the jungle

When three related things happen close together, it's worth considering the possiblity that we may have spotted the next trend.

No nation can claim to be sufficiently civilized if all its citizens* don't have an equal right to die for their country, so let's congratulate American gays and lesbians for getting to join the club. But, good lord, could there maybe be a little more joy and a little less pouty whining?

Leave to CNN, in reporting the story of how Ginger Littleton tried unsuccessfully to disarm the  Panama City, Fla., school board meeting shooter with her purse, to include the detail we have all been waiting to hear:

Chad Modesitt of Greenwood has a serious texting issue. Indianapolis police officer William Bueckers gave chase when he observed Modesitt's car speeding at double the limit:

As Bueckers approached Modesitt's car with his gun drawn, Modesitt began arguing with the officer, explaining that he was interrupting a cell phone discussion with his girlfriend, according to a police report.

Courts have already stretched the Commerce Clause beyond all reason. In a 1942 case, the Supreme Court ruled that growing wheat for personal consumption affected interstate commerce because, you see, withholding it from the market created a ripple effect. In a more recent case, it said growing maijuana on personal property for personal use could be regulated under the clause even if it was never sold or moved across state lines.

Hand over that sippy cup, you thieving scoundrel!

The owner of a northern Indiana movie theater says an attendant who confiscated a toddler's sippy cup was protecting the theater's profits.

If Sen. Tom Wyss decides to submit a texting-while-driving ban in the upcoming General Assembly session, maybe he should throw this in there, too:

Indianapolis police say they arrested a drunken man who was watching a pornographic video while driving his car.

Police tell The Indianapolis Star that an officer saw a car "drifting left of center" about 12:20 a.m. Wednesday and pulled it over.

Old joke: What message are people with face tattoos trying to send? Answer: Don't ever hire me for a real job.

New version: I'm a racist idiot and probably guilty of everything I'm charged with, and then some:

They're Tasing everybody in Chicago, Bro:

There are creeps and there are CREEPS. Cops caught a bigun:

A Fort Wayne man who allegedly installed a security camera under the sink basin of a bathroom vanity